Pasadena — 2026-04-14

A.      CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nName of Case: Yes In My Backyard, et al. v. Gavin Newsom, et al.\nLos Angeles County Superior Court Case No.: 25STCP04761

B.      CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nName of Case: Roullier v. City of Pasadena\nLos Angeles County Superior Case No.: 23AHCV02520

C.      CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6\nAgency Designated Representatives: Miguel Márquez, Matthew Hawkesworth, and Tiffany Jacobs-Quinn\nEmployee Organization: Pasadena Police Officers Association

D.      CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE regarding public employee employment pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) and 54957.6\nPosition: City Manager\nAgency Designated Representative: Victor M. Gordo

E.    CONSIDERATION OF INITIATION OF LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): One potential case

F.     CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding significant exposure to potential litigation pursuant to Government Code\nSection\n54956.9(d)(2): One potential case\nPUBLIC MEETING – 6:00 P.M.\nROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS\nPUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA\nPublic comment will be limited to a total of 20 minutes at the beginning of the meeting and will continue at the conclusion of the meeting, if necessary.\nComments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable under the circumstances. The City Council may not discuss or\ntake action on issues not on the meeting agenda, except that members of the City Council or staff may briefly respond to statements made or questions\nposed by persons exercising public testimony rights (Government Code Section 54954.2).\nCONSENT CALENDAR\n(The Consent Calendar consists of routine items which will be approved by one motion and one vote unless removed for separate discussion. There will\nbe one opportunity for public comment on all consent items. Comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable\nunder the circumstances.)\nCity Manager/Executive Director

1.     AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ACCO ENGINEERED SYSTEMS, INC,. TO PROVIDE INLET AIR\nCHILLER\nMAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR A GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $450,954 FOR UP TO SIX YEARS (Water &\nPower Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)       Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to\nPublic Resources\nCode Section 21065 and within the meaning of State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b); and\n(2)       Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract, as a result of a competitive selection process, as specified by Section 4.08.047 of the\nPasadena\nMunicipal Code, with Acco Engineered Systems, Inc. (“Acco Engineered”) to provide inlet air chiller maintenance and inspection services at the\nGlenarm Power\nPlant for three years with the option for three additional one-year extensions subject to the approval of the City Manager for an annual amount of\n$75,159 and\na grand total amount not-to-exceed $450,954, which includes a base contract amount of $409,956 and a contingency of $40,998. Competitive price\nbidding is not\nrequired pursuant to City Charter 1002(F) contracts for professional or unique services.\nTPA

10.   AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC., FOR BIDDING AND\nCONSTRUCTION\nADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR THE HYDROGEN FUELING STATION PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $316,800\n(Public Works and Transportation Depts.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)    Find the contract proposed action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21065 of\nCEQA and\nSections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is\nrequired;\n(2)       Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract, without competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts for\nprofessional or\nunique services, with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., for Bidding and Construction Administration Services for the Hydrogen Fueling Station\nproject for a total\namount not-to-exceed $316,800, which includes a base contract of $288,000 and a contingency of $28,800 to provide for any necessary additional\nservices; and\n(3)       Grant the proposed contract with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., an exemption from the Competitive Selection Process set forth in the\nCompetitive\nBidding and Purchasing Ordinance pursuant to the Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.049(B), contracts where the best interests of the City are\nserved.\nTPA

11.   FINANCE COMMITTEE: APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO FISCAL YEAR 2026 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (Public Works Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)       Find that the proposed actions are not “projects” as defined in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code\nSection 21065\nand Section 15378(b)(4) and (5) of the State CEQA Guidelines, and as such, are not subject to environmental review; and\n(2)       Approve Amendments to the Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget as detailed in Attachment A of the agenda report.

12.   FINANCE COMMITTEE: AMEND FY 2026 OPERATING BUDGET OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION TO AWARD 2025 DISASTER\nRELIEF\nFUNDS FOR MICRO-ENTERPRISES (Office of the City Manager)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)           Find that the recommended action in the agenda report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public\nResources\nCode 21065 and within the meaning of the State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c) and 15378(b);\n(2)           Authorize the Economic Development Division, City Manager’s Office, to oversee the Disaster Relief Funds for Micro-Enterprises program;\nand\n(3)           Amend the Office of the City Manager’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Operating Budget by recognizing revenue and appropriating $125,500 in\n2025 Disaster\nRelief Funds for the Micro-Enterprise Program.

13.   LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE: AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SEND A LETTER TO THE STATE BOARD OF FORESTRY COMMENTING\nON\nZONE ZERO (Fire Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)           Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is covered by the “Common Sense” exemption set forth in State CEQA Guidelines\nSection\n15061(b)(3) as CEQA only applies to projects that may have a significant effect on the environment; and\n(2)           Authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection stating Pasadena’s position on Zone Zero that\ninclude\nOption 4 for vegetation management and Option 2 for tree management.\nCORRESPONDENCE from 2/3/2026 and 4/7/2026 Legislative Poliicy Committee Meeting\nCity Council

14.   APPOINTMENTS, REAPPOINTMENTS, AND RESIGNATIONS\nAPPOINTMENT OF MATTHEW HAWKESWORTH TO SERVE AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER EFFECTIVE APRIL 17, 2026\nRESIGNATION OF BRANDON LAMAR FROM THE PASADENA RENTAL HOUSING BOARD (Alternate Tenant Nomination)\nRESIGNATION OF BRENDA HARVEY-WILLIAMS FROM THE GAMBLE HOUSE ADVISORY BOARD EFFECTIVE APRIL 30, 2026 (City\nNomination)\nCity Attorney\nCity Clerk/Secretary

15.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES\nMarch 9, 2026\nCity Council Special Meeting\nMarch 9, 2026\nCity Council\nMarch 9, 2026\nSuccessor Agency to the Pasadena Community\nDevelopment Commission\nMarch 16, 2026\nCity Council\nMarch 16, 2026\nSuccessor Agency to the Pasadena Community\nDevelopment Commission\n15b.  RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA\nClaim No.\nClaimant\nClaim Amount\n2026 – 0240\nPaseo Pasadena Hotel\nInvestment, LLC\n$           35,000.00+\n2026 – 0241\nDiego Mendez Vega\n10,000.00+\n2026 – 0242\nKevin Cao\n1,131.04\n2026 – 0243\nSteven Liu\n5,000.00\n2026 – 0244\nWanita Cooper\n10,000.00+\n2026 – 0245\nAllstate Insurance\n2,763.82\n2026 – 0246\nMarcial Leyva Valdez\n500.00\n2026 – 0247\nGary Knighten\n1,715.70\n15c. PUBLIC HEARING SET\nMay 18, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – Approval of the Annual Action Plan (2026) and Related Funding Applications for the Community Development Block Grant,\nHome Investment Partnership Act, and Emergency Solutions Grant Programs\nOLD BUSINESS:

16.   CONSIDERATION OF RECONNECTING PASADENA 710 VISION PLAN FOR THE RELINQUISHED 710 STUB PROPERTY\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)       Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is covered by the “Common Sense” exemption set forth in State CEQA Guidelines Section\n15061(b)(3)\nas CEQA only applies to projects that may have a significant effect on the environment; and\n(2)       Review, discuss, and provide direction in the following areas:\nImmediate Next Steps:\na.     Transition the land use concepts from the Vision Plan to the Planning Department and initiate environmental analysis, entitlements, and\nregulatory requirements;\nb.     Direct staff to continue to develop and recommend financing mechanisms for developing the 710 Stub area;\nc.     Direct that the 710 Stub area become the City’s first sustainable, resilient and carbon neutral district;\nd.     Initiate work on options for City Council consideration of a governance structure to guide the development of the area;\nRestorative Justice:\ne.     Acknowledge past harms to former residents, businesses and institutions required to vacate the relinquishment and surrounding area to clear\nthe path for\nthe freeway construction;\nf.       Consider and/or further research all targets, goals, and programs delineated in the Restorative Justice Framework of the Vision Plan report as\npart of\nconsideration of a Citywide approach to restorative justice. This includes the draft definition of restorative justice, targets for affordable housing, the\ncreation of\na community oversight committee, a community benefits planning framework, policies for wealth generation through home and business ownership,\nbusiness\ndevelopment support, workforce development, and other public benefits through Restorative Justice;\nLand Use:\ng.     Set a goal of developing a minimum of 1,800 residential units in the relinquishment area. This will include a mix of units for ownership and\nrentals of\nvarying affordability and size;\nMobility, Access and Reconnection:\nh.     To advance reconnection, accessibility, multi-modal and active transportation, and community safety, include the Boulevard and Paseos street\nand access\nconcept as the working option to carry forward in the land use entitlement process (item “a” above);\ni.       Direct staff to continue to work in partnership with Caltrans regarding the transition of the existing freeway-to-freeway to a local-to-\nfreeway/freeway-to-local\naccess system, as well as in the creation of Transit Mobility Hub on Caltrans property in the area immediately north of and connected to the\nrelinquishment area;\nOther Items:\nj.       Direct staff to continue to work with Caltrans to identify a new location for the stormwater facility located in the southern portion of the\nrelinquishment area; and\nk.      Continue to grow existing partnerships – and seek new partnerships – with public, private, and non-profit agencies and entities that enhance\nthe delivery of\npositive outcomes from the relinquishment area for the City of Pasadena and its residents and businesses.\nRecommendation of the Reconnecting Communities 710 Advisory Group: At their final meeting on March 18, 2026, the Reconnecting\nCommunities 710 Advisory\nGroup voted not to take a position on the Vision Plan. They instead chose to submit their own report to the City Council “…to highlight, supplement\nand make certain\nrecommendations regarding the Vision Plan”. Please see Attachment C of the agenda report.

17.   HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS & PLANNING COMMITTEE: SUBMITTAL OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY ANNUAL PLAN (2026) TO THE U.S.\nDEPARTMENT\nOF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (Housing Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City of Pasadena (the “City”), as Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development\nCommission, after\na public hearing:\n(1)       Find that the recommended action in the agenda report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), pursuant to State\nCEQA\nGuidelines per Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA only applies to projects that may have a significant effect on the\nenvironment;\nand\n(2)       Approve the City's Public Housing Agency Streamlined Annual Plan (2026), as attached to the agenda report, and authorize the City Manager\nto execute\nany and all documents regarding its submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

18.   CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2027 - 2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET (Public Works Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)       Open the public hearing on the City Manager’s Recommended Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 - 2031 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget; and\n(2)       Continue the public hearing to May 4, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., as necessary, and thereafter at each subsequent meeting of the City Council until the\nCity Council\ndetermines that the public hearing may close and then formally adopt the FY 2027 – 2031 CIP Budget.

2.     AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE POWER PLANT WITH\nKEWO\nENGINEERING CORPORATION FOR A GRAND TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,260,000 AND WORLEY GROUP, INC., FOR A\nGRAND TOTAL\nNOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,260,000 FOR UP TO SEVEN YEARS (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)       Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to\nState\nCEQA Guidelines Section 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b);\n(2)       Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract, as a result of the competitive selection process, as specified by Section 4.08.047 of the\nPasadena\nMunicipal Code, with Kewo Engineering Corporation (“Kewo”) to provide engineering services for the Power Plant for up to seven years for a grand\ntotal amount\nnot-to-exceed $1,260,000, which includes the option for two additional one-year extensions or an amount not-to-exceed $360,000, whichever occurs\nfirst, at\nthe discretion of the City Manager. Competitive price bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F) Contract for professional or\nunique services;\nand\n(3)      Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract, as a result of the competitive selection process, as specified by Section 4.08.047 of the\nPasadena\nMunicipal Code, with Worley Group, Inc. (“Worley”) to provide engineering services for the Power Plant for up to seven years for a grand total amount\nnot-to-exceed $1,260,000, which includes the option for two additional one-year extensions for an amount not-to-exceed $360,000, whichever occurs\nfirst, at\nthe discretion of the City Manager. Competitive price bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F) Contract for professional or\nunique services.\nTPA

3.     AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO-WAY\nRADIO EQUIPMENT, PARTS, AND ACCESSORIES IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $3,530,000 (DoIT)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)       Find that the recommended actions in the agenda report are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State\nCEQA\nGuidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;\n(2)       Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract without competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H), contracts with other\ngovernmental entities or their contractors, with Motorola Solutions Inc., for the purchase of radio equipment, parts, and accessories, in an amount\nnot-to-exceed\n$3,530,000 through July 24, 2029;\n(3)       Grant the recommended contract an exemption from the Competitive Selection process pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Section

4.08.049(B)\ncontracts for which the City’s best interests are served; and\n(4)       Authorize the City Manager to approve no-cost amendments to the subject contract including durational extensions and necessary change\norders.\nTPA\n4.     AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND CONTRACT NO. 32171 WITH JASON ADDISON SMITH CONSULTING, INC. (DBA JAS\nPACIFIC) AND\nCONTRACT NO. 32173 WITH J LEE ENGINEERING, INC., TO INCREASE THE TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT FOR EACH CONTRACT BY\n$249,999\nTO $1,610,772 AND $1,629,555 FOR BUILDING AND FIRE PLAN REVIEW SERVICES (Planning Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)       Find that the action proposed in the agenda report are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State\nCEQA Guidelines\nSection 15061(b)(3);\n(2)       Authorize the City Manager to amend Contract No. 32171 with Jason Addison Smith Consulting, Inc. (“JAS Pacific”) by increasing the contract\namount by\n$249,999, thereby increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $1,360,773 to $1,610,772 for continued plan review services through the contract\nexpiration of\nDecember 1, 2026;\n(3)       Authorize the City Manager to amend Contract No. 32173 with J Lee Engineering, Inc., by increasing the contract amount by $249,999,\nthereby increasing\nthe not-to-exceed amount from $1,379,556 to $1,629,555 for continued plan review services through the contract expiration of December 6, 2026;\nand\n(4)       Find that Competitive Bidding is not required pursuant to the City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts for professional or unique services. To\nthe extent\nthis transaction could be considered a separate procurement subject to the Competitive Selection Process, grant the proposed contract amendment\nan exemption\nfrom the Competitive Selection Process set forth in the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance pursuant to the Pasadena Municipal Code\nSection 4.08.049(B),\ncontracts for which the City’s best interests are served.\nTPA

5.     AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND CONTRACT NO. 32968 WITH ECHO FACTORY, INC., INCREASING THE NOT-TO-EXCEED\nAMOUNT TO\n$348,000 FOR MARKETING, BRANDING AND PUBLIC RELATION SERVICES (Office of the City Manager)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)           Find that the recommended action in the agenda report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public\nResources\nCode 21065 and within the meaning of the State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c) and 15378(b);\n(2)           Authorize the City Manager to amend Contract No. 32968 with Echo Factory, Inc., to increase the contract by $98,000 thereby increasing\nthe grand\ntotal to a not-to-exceed amount of $348,000; and\n(3)           Find that Competitive Bidding is not required pursuant to the City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts for professional or unique services. To\nthe extent\nthis transaction could be considered a separate procurement subject to the Competitive Selection Process, grant the proposed contract amendment\nan exemption\nfrom the Competitive Selection Process set forth in the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance pursuant to the Pasadena Municipal Code\nSection\n4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served.\nTPA

6.     AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ONYX PAVING COMPANY, INC., FOR THE ANNUAL CITYWIDE\nSTREET\nRESURFACING AND ADA IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2026 PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $10,269,680\n(Public Works Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)       Find the contract proposed in the agenda report to be categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant\nto California\nCode of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, Article 19, Class 1, §15301, Existing Facilities, and that there are no features that distinguish this project\nfrom others in\nthe exempt class, and therefore, there are no unusual circumstances; and\n(2)       Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract as a result of the competitive bid process, as stated by Section 4.08.045 of the Pasadena\nMunicipal\nCode with Onyx Paving Company, Inc., for the Annual Citywide Street Resurfacing and ADA Improvement Program Fiscal Year 2026 project for an\namount\nnot-to-exceed $10,269,680, which includes the base contract amount of $8,282,000 and a contingency of $1,987,680 to provide for additional paving\nscope and\nunforeseen change orders.

7.     AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH SMARTRISE ELEVATOR SERVICE INC., FOR ELEVATOR\nMAINTENANCE AND\nREPAIR SERVICES IN TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $875,325, FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS (Public Works Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)       Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nSection 21065\nof CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to\nCEQA is\nrequired; and\n(2)     Award contract to lowest and best bid dated February 18, 2026, submitted by SmartRise Elevator Service Inc., in response to specifications for\nElevator\nMaintenance and Repair Services, authorize the City Manager to enter into a three-year contract for an amount not-to-exceed of $525,195, which\nincludes the\nbase contract amount of $477,450 and a contingency of $47,745; and to exercise up to two optional one-year extensions, in the annual amount of\n$175,065,\nwhich includes a $15,915 contingency, for a maximum total term of five years and a grand total amount of $875,325.

8.    AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH GRBCON, INC., FOR THE ANNUAL STORM DRAIN SYSTEM\nREPAIR\nAND IMPROVEMENTS FISCAL YEAR 2026 PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $780,844 (Public Works Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)       Find the contract proposed in the agenda report to be categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant\nto California\nCode of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, Article 19, Class 1, §15301, Existing Facilities, and that there are no features that distinguish this project\nfrom others in\nthe exempt class, and therefore, there are no unusual circumstances; and\n(2)       Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract as a result of the competitive bid process, as stated by Section 4.08.045 of the Pasadena\nMunicipal\nCode with GRBCon, Inc., for the Annual Storm Drain System Repair and Improvements Fiscal Year 2026 project for an amount not-to-exceed\n$780,844, which\nincludes the base contract amount of $650,703 and a contingency of $130,141 to provide for unforeseen change orders.

9.     AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND CONTRACT NO. 30489-0 WITH HDR ENGINEERING, INC., BY $2,147,667 FOR A TOTAL\nAMOUNT\nNOT-TO-EXCEED $8,107,089 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE PASADENA TRANSIT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE\nFACILITY\nPROJECT (Public Works and Transportation Depts.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)       Find the authorization to amend a contract for professional services is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant\nto Section 21065 of CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and as such, no environmental\ndocument pursuant\nto CEQA is required;\n(2)       Authorize the City Manager to amend Contract No. 30489-0 with HDR Engineering, Inc., by $2,147,667, increasing the not-to-exceed amount\nto\n$8,107,089 for professional services for the Pasadena Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility project; and\n(3)       To the extent this transaction could be considered a separate procurement subject to the Competitive Selection Process, grant the proposed\ncontract\namendment with HDR Engineering, Inc., an exemption from the Competitive Selection Process set forth in the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing\nOrdinance\npursuant to the Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.049(B), contracts where the best interests of the City are served.\nTPA